E27: “Having the Right Perspective is Key To Impact The Food Industry” - With Founder and Podcast Host Red to Green Marina Schmidt

In food, as in life, everything can appear different depending on who is looking. We do not perceive an insect bar in the same way our grandparents would, or as a person from a country where insects are normal in their diet, or as someone who believes that we should leave insects in peace. And that is one of the main lessons anyone can get from this conversation. In this episode, we talk with Marina Schmidt, founder and co-host of the podcast series Red To Green. In her series, Marina delves into different topics within the food industry in every season and tries to present all relevant viewpoints to provide a comprehensive understanding. This actually resonates quite well, with a theory that she has been working on, “The Integral Framework”, where she analyses the different dominating perspectives within our current food innovation landscape and tries to give value to all of them, so we can  So, get your headphones and get ready to enjoy an episode where you will end up questioning yourself about what matters to you in the food industry and how you can collaborate to create a better system. We discussed: How a personal experience ignited her passion for food and health. The moment she questioned what she was doing for a living and how that led to the creation of Red To Green. Where does Red to Green's success lie? How lobsters evolved from being food for the poor to a delicacy for the rich. The biggest lessons we can learn from the history of food. Her recent work analysing the main food currents of thought and the elaboration of “The Integral Framework”. What are the different personalities within food? How the Integral Framework can help you to enhance your impact in the food system. The huge problem surrounding one of the biggest current food trends. Suggestions for food industry books that everybody should read. And much more exciting insights! Quote: "There are a lot of innovations in the food that really don't move the needle" 🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW  If you like our podcast please leave us a review on your favourite platform – even one sentence helps! Thank you for your support; it helps the show a lot and it helps others to discover the show!  👋 GET IN TOUCH WITH US 👥 ⁠Linkedin⁠ 📸 ⁠Instagram⁠ 😊 The Guest: ⁠Marina Schmidt Listen to one of her episodes or find more about her work on the website.